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Recent papers in South Korean economy
Kwestia podboju świata przez kulturę koreańską nie była nieunikniona, a jej historia nie wpisuje się wyłącznie w podniosłe narracje. Podwaliny hallyu zrodziły się w okresie zimnowojennych zmagań Korei, w wyniku rywalizacji wielkich firm i... more
This paper examines the origins of South Korea's industrial economy in the Park Chung Hee regime's program for building a " self-reliant national defense " (jaju gukbang). Through independent arms development in the 1970s, Park's... more
For decades South Korean politicians, pundits, and citizens have criticized the chaebŏl, the massive, family-owned conglomerates who take up a disproportionate share of the nation’s wealth and who use their influence to avoid penalties... more
ABSTRACT This dissertation explores the process of foreign economic policy liberalization in Korea from 1980-2010. It accounts for variations in the degree of liberalization across sectors and issue areas through case studies centered on... more
At the same time South Korea seeks to stand out from Japan while trying to avoid being caught up by China. Being very open to the world, the Korean economy is particularly sensitive to the international situation. The 2008-2009 crisis was... more
"Cheju Island is located in the northern reaches of the East China Sea, between China and Japan, and approximately 60 miles off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula. I lived and worked there from 1973 to 1975, from 1979 to 1980, and... more
This article outlines and analyzes the various factors that have shaped agriculture and rural life in South Korea. This paper first outlines the historical role of the government, farmers and the public in influencing and shaping agrarian... more
When Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, took the stage at Edaily’s 6th World Strategy Forum on June 11th at the famed Shilla Seoul, his keynote about how he become an entrepreneur was very personal. With a comical flare for storytelling, he... more
A partir de 2007, la crisis de las hipotecas de alto riesgo señaló las bases insostenibles del auge económico mundial y su transmisión a otros mercados y a otras regiones del mundo empezó a revertir los anteriores efectos sobre las... more
Purpose – This paper aims to propose to politicize partner choice as a discourse that rationalizes, legitimizes and justifies the choice of partners by underlining economic, cultural and institutional differences to (re)create power... more
South Korea's rapid economic development since the 1960s has transformed it from an impoverished agrarian economy to a prosperous industrial economy in less than half a century. But with the era of rapid growth having come to an end, its... more
Based on empirical study of newly declassified sources from South Korea, the dissertation examines the Park Chung Hee regime’s (1961-1979) policies related to chaju kukpang, or “self-reliant national defense,” from the late-1960s through... more
South Korea has had a continuous engagement with significant trade, investment and security matters simultaneously in its relations with other nations. South Korea’s bilateralism with China is a part of a larger milieu which China has... more
In this paper we take a postcolonial management approach to exploring the lingering significance of postcolonial imagery in shaping legal disputes between host country and foreign multinational corporations (MNCs). We apply a critical... more
In this study, which covers the years 2000-2018, the foreign trade analysis of Turkey and South Korea, which are in the category of developing countries, is aimed to be done on the basis of factor intensity. In this perspective, "the... more
Saemaul Movement was a community-based rural poverty alleviation policy of South Korea in the 1970s which contributed to ending poverty in rural communities. Its success can be attributed to how Koreans made use of indigenous community... more
Presently, South Korea's "No Japan" boycott is rapidly spreading from economic centric to people-centric in South Korea. South Korea and Japan have a long bitter history of the rivalry. People of South Korea always remain critical that... more
Current tensions in the Korean Peninsula may make it seem an unlikely proposition, but both Seoul and Moscow have strong interests in the building of a natural gas pipeline between the two countries. In energy terms, Russia wishes to... more
Korea Południowa w ciągu ostatnich miesięcy udowodniła, że z koronawirusem radzi sobie dużo lepiej niż większość państw. Relatywny sukces sprawia, że kraj bywa określany jako modelowy przykład skutecznej walki z epidemią. Nie powinno to... more
전환 함정(Transformation Trap)이란 전환사회에서 전형적으로 나타나는 정치 적, 사회적, 경제적 모순이 해결되지 못하는 현상을 말한다. 사회적, 정치적 갈등 속에서는 다음 발전단계로 넘어가기 위해 필요한 과정이 정치적으로 실행 불가능 할 수도 있다. 따라서 진보적 전환 프로젝트는 기득권 계급과 신흥 계급 사이의 포용적 타협 을 통해 지속가능한 발전을 위한 사회적 기반을 구축하는 데 초점을 맞춰야 한다. 발전적... more
Le 6 mars 2020, l’Assemblée nationale sud-coréenne a adopté en séance plénière une loi sur la promotion de l’innovation dans les sciences et technologies de défense.
This book provides the basic knowledge of Japanese contributions in political economy and the ongoing research agenda, such as the pursuit of theoretical consistency in Marxian economics by Uno School; the concept of ‘civil society’ as a... more
This article outlines and analyzes the various factors that have shaped agriculture and rural life in South Korea. This paper first outlines the historical role of the government, farmers and the public in influencing and shaping agrarian... more
輸出への高い依存度は韓国資本主義の構造的な特徴として挙げられて来た。韓国資本主義の輸出依存度は高度成長期で ある60年代半ば以降から80年代半ばまで、そして97年危機以降から2011年に至る時期に渡って急速に増加して来た。 しかし最近世界的な貿易沈滞と中国の構造変化を背景に韓国資本主義には輸出依存度の下落が現れている。本稿は 「2010年代輸出依存度の弱化として現れた世界経済の変化が、従来の「輸出主義蓄積体制」にもたらした変化は何か」とい... more
Interview on the April 2020 election in South Korea Lors des premières élections postcoronavirus dans le monde, les Sud-Coréens ont plébiscité la gestion de la crise sanitaire par le gouvernement de centre-gauche du président Moon... more
The SK macro-economic data shows a decline in GDP during crisis and imbalance in current account for a long time but this imbalance in 1997 changed from deficit to surplus which was a significant signal of the financial crisis. However,... more
This article discusses the background, nature and application of the concept of ubiquitous city, presenting u-city initiatives of affluent and techno-savvy cities in Asia and the West with special reference to the case of South Korea. The... more